Bishkek vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bishkek	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$380	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	43	30
😀 Quality of life	52	14
🏙️ Population	1.15M	4.27M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 50% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 6826th and 8769th ($713 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 6118th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Kabul

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	Bishkek	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.73	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1273	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$929	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.43	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3972	$1356

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$674
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$607
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$785
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$881
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$623
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$637
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$441
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$477
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$430
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$538
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$591
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$626
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$619
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$569
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$444
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$624
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$613
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$853
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$501
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$614
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$615
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$623
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$610
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$512
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$543
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$613
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$601
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$507
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$531
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$605
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$472

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476